Tina Capparell

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Marian Catholic
Hometown:
Hazelton, Pa.
Major:
Pre-Veterinary and Animal Biosciences (Minor: Public Health)

HONORS
• CAA Academic Honor Roll: 2018
• NCAA XC Regional Participant: 2018, 2019, 2021
• All-CAA Team: 2021
• NCAA XC All-Region selection: 2021
• CAA Field Athlete of the Week (Apr. 19, 2022)

2021-22
OUTDOOR: Competed in the 5000m and the 3000m Steeplechase all season...Opened the season at Colonial Relays and finish 3000s with a time of 10:51.23 (fourth place)...finished the 3000s in fifth with a time of 10:31.97 at Larry Ellis Invitational...placed 14th in the 3000s with a time of 10:33.02 at the Virginia Challenge...ran a time of 10:37.88 at Penn Relays...became the Blue Hens' first champion in the 3000s in program history after setting a new shiny PR and new school record of 10:22.95 and finished in sixth place with a time of 16:59.31 in the 5000m
INDOOR: Opened the campaign at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener by setting a new school record time of 16:38.60, which was good enough for 38th place in the 5000m event, eclipsing a 36-year old previous time of 17:03.28 set by former Blue Hen Kim Mitchell in 1985...became the ninth-fastest performer in school history after earning first place with a personal-best time of 4:58.64 in the mile run, won the DMR with a time of 12:10.02 at the MLK Tribute Invite...finished the 3000m with a time of 9:45.83 (second place), a time that is third in the record books at Great Dane Classic...placed eighth in the 3000m (9:50.04, 59th place) at BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational...closed out her indoor career at IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships by posting a personal best and new school record time of 9:32.18, good enough to place seventh in the 5000m

2020-21
OUTDOOR: opened the campaign with a third-place finish in the 3000S (10:53.85) at the University of Virginia Opener...claimed victory in the 5000m (17:32.05) at the James Madison University Invitational...finished ninth in the 1500m in a personal-best time 4:36.69 at the Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational...took seventh place in the 3000S in a personal-best time 10:49.99 at the 2021 CAA Outdoor Championships...finished second in the 3000s (10:58.68) at the Brigham Young University Cougar Invitational
INDOOR: won the 5000m with a personal-best time 17:31.16 at the Winter Classic 2021 to open the season...won the 3000m with a personal-best time of 9:54.85 at the Mason Winter Track Fiesta

2019-20
OUTDOOR: SEASON CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
INDOOR: opened the campaign at The College of New Jersey Indoor Open with a second-place finish (5:03.45) in the mile...third in the 3000m in a time of 10:08.03...won the 4x800 in a time of 9:15.62 at the Gulden Invitational...set a personal-best in the mile in a time of 5:01.33 to take fifth place at the UAlbany Winter Classic...finished the mile in 5:02.58 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational...placed second (5:01.98) at the Armory Last Chance...captured seventh place in the 4x800 in a time of 9:06.92) at the 2020 ECAC Indoor Championship

2018-19
OUTDOOR: made her collegiate debut with a third-place finish (10:23.01) in the 3000m at the Maryland Invitational...captured fourth-place (4:45.19) in the 1500m at the 2019 Adidas Winthrop University Invitational...seventh in the 4x800 (9:10.24) at the Raleigh Relays...10th in DMR (12:17.87) at the 2019 Colonial Relays...finished second in the 1500m (4:47.72) and 10th in the 800m (2:26.50) at the Eastern Shore Challenge...fourth in the 1500m (4:41.58) at the Morgan State Legacy Meet...claimed victory in the 1500m in a time of 4:45.18 at the Delaware Open...finished fourth in the 4x800 (9:08.59) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships
INDOOR: made her collegiate debut with a sixth-place finish (5:11.79) in the mile at the The College of New Jersey Indoor open...took 15th in a personal-best 2:24.07 in the 800m and 20th (5:14.10) in the mile at the Great Dane Classic...placed fourth in the DMR at the Navy Invitational II in a time of 12:32.90...set a personal-best in the 1000m clocking a 3:01.08 for a sixth-place finish...fifth (5:09.90) in the mile at the Armory Last Chance...member of the 2018 ECAC Indoor Champions in the 4x800 (8:51.60)

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Marian Catholic High School for all four years where she was coached by Tom Kostic (XC) and Justin Hugel (Track) • Team captain for all four years • 2014 and 2017 Schuylkill League Champion in cross country • Four-time District XI champion • 2017 PIAA 'A' State Champion • 2017 All-State First Team • Two-time state medalist in the 1600m and 800m • Won the 2016 District XI 1600m championship in outdoor track • Four-time 'AA' state qualifier • Member of the National Honors Society, Marian Catholic Honor Roll, and Language Honors Society.

PERSONAL
Christina (Tina) Capparell • born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania • daughter of Jack and Connie Capparell • has one younger sister, Nicole • Pre-vet major at Delaware.